NewsDesk @bactiman63 Enrollment in a Phase 1 trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland....

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A University of Oxford study has administered a new vaccine against tick-borne virus Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) to volunteers for the first time. CCHF is on the World...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since May, an increasing number of cases of whooping cough, or pertussis have been registered, and during the summer the number has been steadily increasing. The increase has been...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A vaccine that prevents meningococcal B infection may also be protective against the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, according to an Oregon Health Authority (OHA) study published...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection, which the causative agent is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat and sometimes...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vice Minister of Promotion, Epidemiological Surveillance and Traditional Medicine, Max Enríquez, urged the population this Thursday to take their children to the nearest health...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported a total of 1,506 suspected diphtheria cases from 59 LGAs in 11 states across the country in July 23. Kano (1,055),...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Merck announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for ERVEBO, which is now indicated for the prevention of disease caused...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 As of July 27, Kazakhstan health officials have reported 2,694 confirmed measles cases, of which, 40 percent have been reported in the city of Almaty. No deaths have been reported. Over...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Given the winter vacation break and the confirmation of human cases of yellow fever in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and in the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz in Bolivia in...